لَقَد عَظُمَت صائِباتُ الرَزايا

لَقَد عَظُمَت صائِباتُ الرَزايا

وَأَودَت بِصَندَلَ كَفُّ المَنايا

وَأَودَت بِصَندَلَ كَفُّ المَنايا

The blows of calamity have indeed grown grievous.

Great afflictions have grown,

And the hand of death has carried Ṣandal away.

And the hand of doom has destroyed Sandal.

فَمن لِلبَوارِدِ قَبلَ الطَبيخِ

فَمن لِلبَوارِدِ قَبلَ الطَبيخِ

وَمَن لِلمبزِّرِ قَبلَ القَلايا

وَمَن لِلمبزِّرِ قَبلَ القَلايا

Who, then, for the cold dishes before the cooked fare?

So who is there for the raw meat before the cooking,

And who for the spiced fare before the fried dishes?

And who is there for the shredded before the frying?